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StteD MiriWIAII «WWM^fAVAVlWia» 6 beyond the Bricks t P®@p8® Public Diversity 1 Aendtmiies Opening Doors 54 Spirts Moving Free 82 Wonders of the World 128 TopLefttoRight:HeadPrincipalPhillipApple, sophomoresCiaraWieczorekandAngelaBoeze- man,tailgatersatthePowderPuffgame,seniors Kankakee Valley EBrliitztaabneythCoTfiflelreyanadndJorLdaaunreMnurLpeheyg,waHteorm,ecsoemniionrgs fireworks,seniorsNathanLeathandJamesGuer- reroandtheVarsitycheerleaders. High School 3923 West State Road 0 1 46392 Wheatfield, Indiana (219) 956-3143 http-.//www.kv.k 1 2.in.us ur Scho ecurity awareness topped We are now a part of the- Sourcollectiveconsciousness Northwest Crossroads Conference. withplentyofnewfacesand Girlsswimminggainedanewteam a few new restrictions. Stu- member,stateboundseniorMaiLinn dentswereissuedID’sthathadtobe Hanslien,anexchangestudentfrom worntoshowthelegalityofbeingin Norway.“Alotofwhattheydohere theschoolandallowaccesstothe wasdifferentfromhome,but1loved library. “1don’tliketheID’sbecause it. Thereissomuchteamspirit,and theyare annoyingand they get in we all had so much fun together,” yourwayallthetime,”saidsopho- saidHanslien. moreAmberPlummer. Cross Country obtained Mr. Studentswerealsogivenan LaneLewallenandMr.TimothyAd- assignment book that KAD (Kougar amsastheirnewcoaches. Wrestling ActivityDay)teacherscheckedevery alsogainedMr.TomDellahanasthe TuesdayandThursday. Theseassign- new replacement head coach. “We mentbooksalsogavestudentslimited were more of a team because of passesto use the bathrooms, go to CoachDellahan.Hehasopenedup thenurse, theirlockers, etc. Junior somuchtous.Whenhefirstcamein Danielle Donaldson commented, “I hewasrealreservedaboutcoaching likedthenewassignmentbooks.They wrestling.However,hegainedalotof helpedmestaymoreorganized.” confidenceinhimselfandus,andit UnitedStatesHistoryteacher canonlyimprove,”saidsophomore Mrs. PatPricewasdiagnosed with NathanOoms. breastcancerduringfirstsemester Behind every door there andunderwentsurgeryandcontin- werestoriesandchangesthathelped uedchemotherapy. moveKougarsforward. DuringhalftimeonHomecom- ingnighttheschoolcelebrates with thier yearly fireworks showwhichcontainedvibrant sparksofmanycolors.“Ilike thefireworksbecausetheyare prettycool;theyarebrightand theylooknice,”commented sophomoreLouiseMagiera. V AttheHomecominggame,studentsscream,laugh,talkand cheerfortheteaminthe‘StudentsOnly’sectionofthebleachers. EveryonewasexcitedbytheresurrectionoftheKougarKrazies. FreshmanKirstinWiremannibblesonherIDwhilerelaxing onthecouchinMrs.Kingma’sroomID'swerenewlyimple- mentedforthe2007-2008schoolyear. Fallcheerleaderscrowdaroundtheschoolmascotasthey performbeforetheHomecomingfootballgame. Homecom- inggamewasasuccessata36-7win. EscortDaniel SeniorsKatelynPajkosandAlexaMurray .luuopvui1.1.VI Homecoming QueBernysJoesnsicAa 8D0 “Myfavoritepartofspiritweekiseverythingabout it.Theschoolactivities,dressupdays,PowderPuff, thepep-session,andHomecomingmakesspiritweek thebestweekoftheschoolyear,"saidSeniorJoshua Fifield.Joshuawaspaintedforthegame. FreshmenTiffanyConley,NatalieHenning,andJordan Morsesmileastheystickpenniesinthefreshmanpenny bank.Attheendoftheweek,thepennieswerecounted andthefreshmenwonthepennywars. Walkingdownthehall- way,seniorJulieDykstra andjuniorsAmyDykstra and Miranda Gonzales struttheircreativestuff intheirhomemadeout- fits for duct tape day. JuniorAmyDykstrawas thecreatorofthethree outfits for her cousin JulieandfriendMiranda. Dressedupeerieforthe lipsync,seniorsNathan Leath,JonathanTorbitt, Taylar Scott, Sarah Brown, Felicia Fahey, Hannah Sparks, James Guerrero, and Eric Alvaradostrikeafierce pose before stepping outtoperformforthe spiritstick.Attheend oftheclasscontest,the senior’slipsyncwon. SSEQS'oiliTOyieoorjtiona, SPOOKY w® costumes, tiffl races aid a MB®} g® full of students for theirclass to coneoutontoo! k •Homecoming spirit week started off with a bang! Dress-up days filled the hallwayswithspirit. •Dress-updaysconsistedofMondayas pajamaday,Tuesdayasjersey/superfan day,Wednesdayascostume/maskday, Thursdayasducttapeday,andFridayas schoolspiritday, •Spirit week wouldn’t have been the samewithoutthefourthhouractivities. Asalwaystherewere pennywarsand the spam carving contest. Blowing a bubblewithahalf-stickofgum,pinning thenoseonthepumpkin,racingtowrap amummyorgettingyourfacepainted onFriday.Alltheactionleduptothebig gameonOctober5. •Freshman’s lip sync, performance used “The Monster Mash”, sophomores choreographed“Can’tTouchThis”,junior’s song was “Crank Dat” and the seniors dancedto“RamaLamma(BangBang)”. •Classof‘08cameoutontop,Acrowd of screaming seniors circled the spirit stickinthecenterofthegymfloor. ma BIHIYD Til “1hadmyfacepaintedtosupport theclassof2010andbecause oursophomoreclassrocks. 1 reallyenjoyedthepepsession.” Rande’sfacewaspaintedforthe classspiritcompetition. “Myfavoritepartofthelipsync wascomingupwiththedance. DuringtheirlunchperiodsophomoresBriannaYarchan Itwasreallyfuntomixupdiffer- afonudrtKhihmobeurrlayctliuvietditeks.eYtrayrtcohatanlkatnhdeirLuferdietnkdeswientroeddoriensgsethde- ethnattmloovoekesdagnododcr.e”atesomething upforcostumeday. cDRoeucarkciehnr,g,Mtrha.endFMriMikdaeatyPtephoee,wpisnSeitsomsiilmeoton,npssaepwneirro.arTpshZueapcmhtuhaermiyrmAfyadvaowmrrisat,epWfwioaoltlsbiaaalnml Vi' ,-C* activityfortheseniorfootballplayers. “Winningqueenwasthemostamazingexperience! 1felttotallyecstatic!1alsofeltsuchgratitudeto theseniorswhovotedforme!Ican’tthankthem enough.Thedancewasalotoffun,too!Thewhole weekwassuchablast!"saidseniorJessicaBryson. Afterbeingpaintedredandblackandspellingout KOUGARSontheirstomachsforthegame,juniorMatthew DeFries,sophomoreJacobPatzschke,seniorClayton Prairie,andjuniorRyanKikkertcheerontheirteam.Ittook theboysaboutanhourtopainttheirbodiesforthegame. Court Rowone:Juniors Andrew Matson, Pamela Zuchowski, sophomores SamuelCapouch,Marissa Butler,seniorsDerekVan derMolen, Lauren Leeg- water, Daniel Hudspeth, andQueenJessicaBryson Rowtwo:seniorsCameron Lovely, Jillian Conley, JacobWatts,JillianKolb, freshmenAndrewNeihoff, andDanielleLovely Immediately following thesnap,theoffensive line charges to push throughtheTrojansde- fensive line fora first down.Trojanswerede- feated35-7. -etf-